ALINGTON HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1113430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We target work with groups that face disadvantage including economic, social and educational disadvantages. We promote celebration of difference through single gender work, asylum seeker and refugee work, and other marginalised group work.We offer training to unemployed residents in the deprived Durham Coalfields area and work on an outreach basis to offer volunteering roles to those in need.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF DURHAM CITY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT')B) TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION, ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES AND THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT.C) IN CARRYING OUT THE ABOVE, TO RESIST DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AGE, GENDER, RACE, RELIGION, POLITICAL PERSUASION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR OTHER PERSONAL DIFFERENCES.

Area of benefit: DURHAM CITY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £273,108 at the year end, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported total funds of £273,108, with unrestricted funds comprising £62,877 and restricted funds £210,231. The financial statements were independently examined by Jones Boyd, with no material uncertainties or going concern issues identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 03/11/2022, 3 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Hospital of God at Greatham — “We are grateful to the following for supporting our work at Alington House Also:- Hospital of God at Greatham” (source page)
• Barbour Foundation — “We are grateful to the following for supporting our work at Alington House Also:- Hospital of God at Greatham Barbour Foundation” (source page)
• Hadrian Trust — “We are grateful to the following for supporting our work at Alington House Also:- Hospital of God at Greatham Barbour Foundation Hadrian Tru…” (source page)
• Durham Community Foundation — “We are grateful to the following for supporting our work at Alington House Also:- Hospital of God at Greatham Barbour Foundation Hadrian Tru…” (source page)
• Durham Area Action Partnership — “We are grateful to the following for supporting our work at Alington House Also:- Hospital of God at Greatham Barbour Foundation Hadrian Tru…” (source page)
• Awards For All England — “We are grateful to the following for supporting our work at Alington House Also:- Hospital of God at Greatham Barbour Foundation Hadrian Tru…” (source page)
• Rank Foundation — “We are grateful to the following for supporting our work at Alington House Also:- Hospital of God at Greatham Barbour Foundation Hadrian Tru…” (source page)
• Henry Smiths Fund Durham — “We are grateful to the following for supporting our work at Alington House Also:- Hospital of God at Greatham Barbour Foundation Hadrian Tru…” (source page)
• Tesco Fairshare Scheme — “We are grateful to the following for supporting our work at Alington House Also:- Hospital of God at Greatham Barbour Foundation Hadrian Tru…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alix Collingwood
• Claire O'Boyle
• Dr Patricia Marie O'Boyle · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Judith Catty
• John Lowe · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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